Pennsylvania legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Pennsylvania SB1368: An Act prohibiting nudification applications from being offered on online application marketplaces; and prescribing penalties.
Status: Passed one chamber, September 29, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, June 5, 2026:
PRINTER'S NO. 1774 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA SENATE BILL No. Session of INTRODUCED BY PENNYCUICK, MARTIN, MALONE, TARTAGLIONE, VOGEL, HAYWOOD, ROTHMAN, STEFANO, J. WARD AND BROWN, JUNE 5, 2026 REFERRED TO COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY, JUNE 5, 2026 Prohibiting nudification applications from being offered on online application marketplaces; and prescribing penalties. The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows: Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the Stopping Harmful Image Exploitation and Likeness Deception Act. Section 2. Definitions. The following words and phrases when used in this act shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "Application." A software application, mobile application, web-based application, computer program, digital tool, artificial intelligence, online service or other digital product or service that may be accessed, downloaded, installed, subscribed to, purchased or otherwise used by an individual. "Artificial intelligence." As follows: (1) A machine-based system that can, for a given set of human-defined objectives, make predictions, recommendations or decisions influencing real or virtual environments, including the ability (ii) abstract perceptions made under this paragraph into models through analysis in an automated manner; and (iii) use model inference to formulate options for information or action based on outcomes under subparagraphs (i) and (ii). (2) The term …
Sponsors
- Tracy Pennycuick (R, 24) · primary sponsor
- Scott Martin (R, 13)
- James Malone (D, 36)
- Christine Tartaglione (D, 2)
- Vogel Jr., Elder A. (R, 47)
- Arthur Haywood (D, 4)
- Greg Rothman (R, 34)
- Patrick Stefano (R, 32)
- Judith Ward (R, 30)
- Rosemary Brown (R, 40)
- Michele Brooks (R, 50)
- Nicholas Miller (R, 14)
Latest actions
- : Referred to COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY, Sept. 29, 2026
- : In the House
- : (Remarks see Senate Journal Page 711-712), Sept. 28, 2026
- : Third consideration and final passage, Sept. 28, 2026 (49-0)
- : Re-reported as committed, June 24, 2026
- : Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, June 22, 2026
- : Second consideration, June 22, 2026
- : First consideration, June 10, 2026
- : Reported as committed, June 10, 2026
- : Referred to COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY, June 5, 2026
Votes
- Senate Floor: SB1368, RC 510 (September 28, 2026): 49 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Appropriations: Re-Reported as Committed (June 24, 2026): 22 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Communications & Technology: Reported as Committed (June 10, 2026): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SB1368?
- SB1368 is a bill in the Pennsylvania Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): An Act prohibiting nudification applications from being offered on online application marketplaces; and prescribing penalties.
- What is the status of SB1368?
- Passed one chamber as of September 29, 2026. Latest action: Referred to COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY, Sept. 29, 2026 (September 29, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB1368?
- Tracy Pennycuick (R, 24), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB1368?
- On the Pennsylvania Legislature website: https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/sb1368
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